Sport

XV Beyond The Tryline takes you behind the scenes to understand what the sport of Rugby means to everyone who touches the game.

Soul On Ice, Past, Present, and Future is a film that presents and retells the unknown contributions of black athletes in ice hockey.

'Motor Racing at the BBC: That Petrol Emotion' is a five-part series which tells the compelling story of the early days of Formula 1 – from the 1950s through to the 1970s – courtesy of images from the BBC archives.

Every May, around 100 motorcycle road racers from across the world make the pilgrimage to Northern Ireland to take part in one of the sport's fastest and most dangerous events - the North West 200. Racing on closed public roads at speeds in excess of 200 mph, the riders dice with danger and even death.

Despite being centuries old, the sport of bare knuckle fighting is one that's always sat firmly in the shadow of its gloved alternative. Previously shunned to the darkest nooks of the UK, these boxers, rather than for financial reward are …

For sixty years the sport of NASCAR has covered a lot of ground. From the sand of Daytona Beach, to the dirt of Langhorne Speedway to the asphalt of Darlington Raceway, NASCAR has been a vibrant reflection of American society. Through its long evolution, the growth of the stock-car racing series has bred success and awareness on an increased landscape. The sport is no longer regional…or American…it is global.

Rugby had one of the most romantic births of any sport. Not content with starting life as a full blown, planned event it took a young man called William Webb Ellis to decide in 1823 that instead of kicking the football he would pick it up and run with it.